SPT17006 A special tour through Chile and Argentina
11 Mär 2017
Meanwhile back in Europe again, I want to say thank you, Herbert and Gerald, for a great South America experience.
I enjoyed your good company and all the good off-road parts we took ;)
Keep on riding, and maybe see you again on the road some place.
Your tour guide Angela
Days 11-13 Vicuña - Villa Union, including a rest day there, San Juan
From Vicuña to Villa Union we probably had the most beautiful ride on tour. The Paso de Aguas Negras is a 150 km gravel road which took us from Chile back into Argentina. The border crossings between these two countries are really easy compared to what you could experience in other countries.
Riding this pass, the beauty of nature simply blew all of us away.
Day 7-10 Cafayate-Belen-Fiambala-Copiapó-Vicuñia
From Cafayate onwards the route takes us further south into Argentina and from Fiambala we take the breathtaking pass road over the Paso de San Francisco, which is partially still a gravel road. What a great day!
Day 4-6 Purmamarca-Salta-Cafayate
From San Pedro de Atacama to Purmamarca we already crossed into Argentina and are staying here for a couple of days. In Cafayate we have a rest day. Here in the valley the Argentinos grow a lot of wine.
Day 1-3 Iquique to Purmamarca
Two very good friends decided to travel by motorcycle in South America... Where exactly? as it turned out this will be in Chile and Argentinia. Gerald from Austria and Herbert from Australia were looking how to best get their dreams to become true and chose to do a special tour with Edelweiss, meaning that they were telling us where they would like to go and what they would like to see, and Edelweiss Bike Travel created a tour for them.
Well, and here we are in San Pedro de Atacama, already having enjoyed our first three riding days.
The tour guides Francesco and Angela are looking forward to and already enjoying a great time riding through the great landscapes of the Andes mountains.